Ethereum is approaching the ‘merge’ and crypto investors are having major FOMO

$Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ searches for “Ethereum merge” have seen an uptick over the past 12 months, recently hitting a peak.
Along with all the interest, $Ethereum (ETH.CC)$ ’s price has seen a boost as well. It hit a two-and-a-half month high this morning when it neared $3,350. It’s currently trading at around $3,406, up 6% in the last 24 hours, and almost 19% in the last week.
Why all the hype? Investors might be experiencing a bit of FOMO, or fear of missing out, Ilan Solot, a partner at the Tagus Capital Multi-Strategy Fund, a blockchain-focused venture capital fund, told CoinDesk.
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